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Nothing is worse than a teenager who has to deal with no sense of meaning and purpose in life and the doubts associated with being born into a religious family. I had to attend Sunday services, and whether I felt like it or not, join in the worship and praise, hear the long often boring sermons, and pay my way out for the attendance by means of the offerings collected. Church meant nothing more to me than an activity that stole my time from my favourite television show, which happened to be on at the same time as the services. I could not identify with the church, because I felt it was not relevant to the issues I was dealing with then. Of course there is the promise of heaven, and that was good to know, but I was naively confident I would live long enough to make the necessary changes in my life required to make it to heaven before I died. The promise of heaven was not enough for me to take church seriously as a teenager. I was on the search for relevance, and Christianity was too future-orientated for me to identify with.My quest for germaneness led me to the Spirit-inspired teachings of the late Dr. Myles Monroe. In my mid twenties I had a dramatic personal encounter with God. Little did I know that it would mark the end of a meaningless life of confusion and open a new chapter of life dedicated to seeking and serving God in truth.I came to the realization that God wanted to use me to address the very questions I had asked myself several times as a teenager. "What is the role of the church in our societies and the world at larger?"In this book I will be discussing truths that are concealed or often ignored. Truths that the world may not be able to accept and yet the very truths that will set humanity free from all our struggles.www.thekingdomgovernment.comYoutube: Kingdom Government

Dr Paul Roe is a historian with a foot either side of Australia's Great Dividing Range. One foot planted in suburban Sydney - the other in the outback town of Bourke. In a community on a large-scale farm, he taught students how to bring the ancient Biblical narratives to life. At the same time, he was listening to the stories of outback people and transferring them on local radio. This experience of learning Australia's heart-music shaped him as 'The Outback Historian'. On the red soil plains, he tracked the doings of an amazing array of men and women who have shaped modern Australia.The historian in him was grieved to see the footprints of those who have carried vital Christianity all across this country being scuffed over and the formative story of Jesus left lying, neglected. He's convinced that their extensive practical service alone has earned these Australians the right to have their stories recovered and broadcast.This book is a call to gather this extensive faith-narrative and set it to work in public spaces. Paul wants to stir creative storytellers to relay it to the new generations who are plotting our multi-cultured future. He says, 'It's not a matter of pushing religion - it's cultivating the kind of honest history that teaches us our spiritual DNA. There's another story we need to know if we're going to really understand ourselves.'www.theoutbackhistorian.com.au

As a teaching novel, this book seeks to demonstrate ways in which a past with significant traumas does not need to hold us captive. It involves an enjoyable expedition on to an island called Rustenberg, where its characters mainly inhabit the town affectionately known as KP - Kleine Paradijs. In a tranquil tropical setting the reader is introduced to further psychological insights about several people and their oft misunderstood behaviours and reactions. A seeming simple year's research trip investigating coffee morphs into unexpected encounters with the visitors' pasts, as well as their becoming part of a tragic event that spoils the deceptively safe tranquillity of the island experience. Written by two retired psychologists with many years' experience as practitioners, the journey allows us to explore individual responses to life's curved balls, while learning to accept the very real limitations of believing in the idea of paradise on earth. The teaching novel genre is based on a previous international award-winning book John wrote with two colleagues: A Guide to Promoting a Positive Classroom Environment. "Here is a book rich in insights that will help liberate readers from things that have held them captive."Rev Dr Peter Crawford OAM, Anglican Minister, Vice President CMS Australia, former secretary EFAC Australia

Come discover a Gift so precious that it cannot be priced, for the value is of eternal weight and glory. Within this small, yet powerful book lay hidden truth: signposts and symbols spoken of throughout the Scriptures by the Prophets of old.These prophetic Scriptures have made known to all nations the Promise of blessing for all people everywhere - blessings that will last forever. The veils shall be removed as each truth is revealed, causing your eyes to be opened to the mystery of the kingdom of God.The revelation of the mystery which was manifest is according to the commandment of God for obedience to faith in God's Gift.

Diamonds from the King is a book of stories. Stories from the life of an ordinary Christian who loves God and is looking to find Him in her everyday life. Stories of God intervening miraculously to bring hope from disappointment and to teach about promise and identity. Stories of God coming through in the hardest of circumstances and bringing jewels out of tragedy and challenge. The diamonds of the title are the beautiful truths that God has given her through her different life experiences, transforming that which seemed useless into something precious. You will be encouraged as you read this to look for the diamonds that God has been developing in your own life as you share in the truths that He has taught her. With reflection questions at the end of each chapter, this is a book that will become your story as well.

Many Christian women live under the weight of the misuse and abuse of authority, without recognising it. Escape from Egypt exposes the subtle and not so subtle ways the enemy has used religion to keep women of God from walking in the fullness of their Kingdom authority.An over-emphasis on submission, the laying down of rights and that God hates divorce has created a culture in which oppression thrives. As a result, many Christian women cannot correctly distinguish between abuses of authority and proper Kingdom authority.In this powerful new book, you will learn:To distinguish between religious oppression and true Kingdom authority.The difference between submission to Godly leaders and bowing to intimidation.To recognise and take steps to break free from shame, control, false guilt, manipulation and intimidation in your relationships.To identify and take back your God-given authority and begin to walk in the freedom of your identity in God.To recognise the hallmarks of healthy relationships as well as abusive relationships.

When thirty seven year-old Australian dentist, Graham Toulmin, told his bank manager in 1985 he was selling his practice and moving, with his wife Wendy and four young children, to a remote location in Central Africa to try to set up a pioneering dental service within the Anglican Church, the response was, 'Toulmin, you've got rocks in your head'!Long Road to Zaïre, told with compassion, insight and more than a dash of humour, is the inspiring story of the Toulmin's journey that led to this family of six leaving Australia and arriving in the bustling African town of Butembo in the mountainous region of eastern Zaïre.Looking back over half a lifetime, Graham addresses the question that their bank manager raised, a question that some of their children, now adults with children of their own, have also jokingly raised: 'Mum and Dad, what were you thinking'?This is the story of 'why' and 'how' Graham and Wendy embarked on their long road to Zaïre, beginning for Graham when, growing up as a boy in the town of Wollongong, south of Sydney, he was forced to make an emergency trip to the dentist.

Is your business struggling to reach its maximum potential? Then The Kingdom Business Devotional is a must-read if you desire to change the direction of your business.Through short, engaging leadership and entrepreneurial reflections, combined with scripture, prayer and practical contemplations, this powerful business devotional provides a structured way to spend time with God. You will also discover how to pray and devote time and thought into how you can release God's supernatural power and anointing into your business and subsequently the marketplace.In completing this six-week devotional, you will be equipped and empowered to position yourself to receive supernatural breakthrough and multiplication in your workplace, business and leadership. This powerful devotional allows space for reflection to experience the power of a God - with a proven track record of achieving results.The Kingdom Business Devotional will create a breeding ground for the miraculous in your finances and all of your business endeavours."One of the most powerful ways to know how God will move in your future is to see how He miraculously moved in your past."Andrew & Mona Hannawww.kbsm.com.au

Jeanie Jagelman is a woman of some renown. She and her husband, Ian, established a church in suburban Sydney and Ian later went on to research and write about church leadership, teaching in Australia and overseas. Ian and Jeanie Jagelman are a tall and handsome couple and carry a distinctive name. People who meet them are inclined to remember.This book, however, is not the history of that church, nor does it recount the achievements of a well-known person. Rather, it describes a woman's lifelong relationship with God. Here is the story of a woman who has little confidence in her own abilities but who has discovered the wonderful power and love of God revealed in and through her simple acts of obedience. It is a personal account of her journey as she has learned to celebrate being the unique woman that God has created her to be."Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God."2 Corinthians 3:5 (NKJV)

Dylan Saunders has got it all. He's got a great job as a Diesel Mechanic, a killer Harley Davidson Motorbike, his local Football club has just won the Premiership cup and he's sure the girl he wants feels the same about him. Life is good.Only, at home it isn't.His troubled younger brother, and his mum's depression since his dad's death, take a lot out of his time and the only break he gets is at youth group, work or playing football. Reluctant to accept the captain's role at his local Football club because of the extra strain it would place on him, Dylan finds however he cannot say no when out of the blue, the Australian Football League come knocking!Thrust into celebrity status with a booming ALF club, Dylan finds his grasp on things that once grounded him begin to slip. Tension increases in his friendships; his younger brother is caught up with bad company; his mum's behaviour is odd; but he's playing football at the highest level. He can support his family and he's set up for life now. God is blessing him! Right?

As you read the pages of 40 Days With Grace, you will journey with the author, Sherylle Wells, through some difficult and dark days. After her marriage devastatingly broke up, followed by claims of sexual abuse, she stepped down into a deep, dark hole, seemingly bottomless. But in this hole, she discovered a loving Saviour who began to transform her life.He quietly led her through those very difficult times as she dealt with her loss and unforgiveness. He sustained her and provided for her and her young family.Gems of promise from God''s Word lit up her gloomy pathway, and she learned to step out onto the faith she had long professed and found it to be solid!Joy followed as she leaned into and discovered her God to be faithful and true. Emerging from that deep pit, Sherylle found herself entering into the wonderful light of His Presence, restored, rescued and reclaimed.You, too may find yourself on a similar journey. If you are, then 40 Days With Grace will be there to lift you up and help carry you through your journey. There is a special message of hope in each day''s reading,tailor-made just for you.

Imagine experiencing the same unshakable  joy Jesus had while he walked this earth. Feeling for yourself his inherent sense of love  and belonging, peace and assurance,  purpose and fulfillment, despite life''s sufferings. All this can indeed be yours!Take a journey through God''s Great Embrace and explore the wonder and mystery of the believer''s union with Christ. Come to know true freedom through sharing in the life of Abba''s Son, Jesus. Full of stories, rich truths, and an abundance of practical applications, this engaging book presents a profound yet easy-to-read biblical exploration of the triune God''s love and grace in a way that''s sure to encourage and inspire you as well as challenge and transform you."Unerringly directing the reader to Christ-the very center of life''s mystery -this book is a must-read for those seeking spiritual substance."Rev. Dr. John Yates, chair of the Evangelical Alliance, Australia

This book is for any person, young or older, new or even mature born-again, faith-based believers, people who have come to the point where they have found themselves stagnant and needing to make a decision whether they want to stay as they are, or proceed through a process of change and transformation, growing and building their relationship further with Jesus.This book is directed at people who may be at a crossroad in their life, perhaps unsure of the future and holding back in growing or moving forward, and in need of some direction. The author makes the comparison between us, as humans, to the transformation process of a caterpillar, and how similar the change is, as well as the stages that we go through when we purpose ourselves to actually step into a place where we can be changed in God from Glory to Glory.

There are many questions for thoughtful Christians in a society such as Australia to explore:What are the challenges of living in a pluralist society?On what grounds can we trust the accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus?Does Christian discipleship make the world a better place?What are the implications of Christian faith for social justice, the kind of leaders we support, for presenting beliefs in schools, for involvement in sport?How should Christians regard the use of evidence, the problem of hidden agendas, the significance of self-esteem?David Hickman explores such questions, drawing on personal experience and on the work of some significant writers such as Peter Berger, CS Lewis, John Stott, Hubert Butterfield and Richard Niebuhr, as well as Australian writers such as John Dickson, Tim Costello, Naomi Reed and Brian Hill. He adds his own insights from research and teaching in the areas of Sociology and History, as well as reading of Christian apologetics and biographies of Christians, and relevant Scripture. His perspective can be broadly classed as evangelical Christian, while acknowledging the variety of views among evangelical Christians about some of the matters discussed.

An inspiring story of tragedy and triumph for a bullied boy coming of age and discovering his place in the world.Josiah is adventurous, curious, and smart, yet he feels different to other kids, as if he doesn't belong. Physical and emotional bullying takes a toll on young Josiah, shaping his childhood into one of fear, loneliness, and withdrawal.But when a few special people give him a senseof self-importance and self-worth, Josiah's life takesa turn to a higher calling...

What if I told you that God has been revealing signs of His presence to you every day, but your mind has been trained NOT to see them?This book is the culmination of over ten years of research into The Simple Joy Of Seeing God. You''ll discover the subtle signs of His presence and how to see and receive His ''good gifts'' every day.You can learn to see God and to feel seen by God, even in the midst of your darkest and most difficult seasons.Let the words in these pages sweep over you like a tonic and speak life into your soul.

Suspicious eyes tells us lies, taints the heartand tears love apart!To truly appreciate the light in my life, you must first understand the darkness that used to consume me. Journey with me through these pages of real life, real struggles, real hope and real salvation!May my words speak into the hearts of those who feel hopeless, voiceless and/or powerless.May my truth lead you to Gods' truth, and may we ALL feel empowered by His love, His strength and His grace.You are not alone.